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Koine Greek

Αὐρηλί̣ῳ̣
Αὔξονι [λο]γ̣(ιστῇ) Ἀρσι(νοίτου)
παρὰ Α[ὐ]ρηλίων̣ Ν̣είλου Ἀχι̣λλᾶ ταρσικαρίου
καὶ [ ]ι̣ο̣υ Παλμάτου λευκαντοῦ̣ κ[αὶ]
μ̣η Σιλβαν̣οῦ σ̣τ̣ιπποχιριστοῦ
, τῶν τριῶν̣ ἀπὸ τῆς
αὐτῆς πόλεως. ἠριθμήθημεν παρὰ τῶ̣ν̣
τοῦ ν̣ομοῦ δημοσ̣ί̣ω̣ν χρημά̣τω̣ν̣
τραπεζιτῶν ἐξ ἐπιστάλματός σ̣ου̣ τῆς̣
τ̣[ι]μ[ῆ]ς̣ ὧ̣ν παρεσχήκα[μεν στι]χαρί̣ω̣ν
λιτῶν̣ λινῶ̣[ν πεντεκα]ι̣[δεκά]τ̣η̣ς̣
ἰνδικ(τίονος)
[ὑ]πὲρ στιχα(ρίων) τὸν ἀριθ(μὸν)
Αφ
ἐκ (ταλάντου)
α , (γίνεται) (τάλαντα)
Αφ
[π]λ̣ήρης καὶ ἐπερ(ωτηθέντες) ὡμολο(γήσαμεν).
[ὑπατείας] τῶ̣[ν] δ̣ε̣σ̣π̣οτῶν ἡμῶν Κωνσταντίου τ̣ὸ
γ̣ [Αὐγο]ύ̣στο̣υ̣ κ̣α̣ὶ̣ Κώνσταντος τὸ
β Αὐγούσ(του) Φαμενὼθ θ.

Latin

Apparatus
BL 11.43 : † Αὐρηλί̣ῳ̣ prev. ed.
BL 11.43 : Αὐξονι[ ] ((unintelligible)) α ( ) prev. ed.
l. στιπποχειριστοῦ
ὑπ(ὲρ) F. Mitthof, Gnomon 75 (2003) 423 n. 1
BL 11.44 : [τῆς πρώ]τη̣ς̣ prev. ed.
F. Mitthof, Gnomon 75 (2003) 423 n. 1 : Γφ prev. ed.

Translation into English

To Aurelius
To Auxonius, the accountant of Arsinoe
from Aurelius Neilos Achillas, the tarascarian
and [ ] of Palmatus the white
and of Silvanus the stippokhiristos,
of the three from the same city. We were counted by the
public funds of the law
of the bankers from your letter of
the honor of which we provided the
lines of the liturgical linen of the fifteenth
indiction
for the lines the number
of the talent
is (from the talent)
a, (it becomes) (talents)
full and having been asked we confessed.
Of the consuls of our lords, Constantius the
Augustus and Constans the
Augustus, Phamenoth.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

Αὐρηλίῳ Αὔξονι λογιστῇ Ἀρσινοίτου παρὰ Αὐρηλίων Νείλου Ἀχιλλᾶ ταρσικαρίου καὶ [..]ίου Παλμάτου λευκαντοῦ καὶ [...]μη Σιλβανοῦ στιπποχειριστοῦ, τῶν τριῶν ἀπὸ τῆς αὐτῆς πόλεως. ἠριθμήθημεν παρὰ τῶν τοῦ νομοῦ δημοσίων χρημάτων τραπεζιτῶν ἐξ ἐπιστάλματός σου τῆς τιμῆς ὧν παρεσχήκαμεν στιχαρίων λιτῶν λινῶν πεντεκαιδεκάτης ἰνδικτίονος ὑπὲρ στιχαρίων τὸν ἀριθμὸν Αφ ἐκ ταλάντου α, γίνεται τάλαντα Αφ πλήρης καὶ ἐπερωτηθέντες ὡμολογήσαμεν. ὑπατείας τῶν δεσποτῶν ἡμῶν Κωνσταντίου τὸ γ Αὐγούστου καὶ Κώνσταντος τὸ β Αὐγούστου Φαμενὼθ θ.

Extracted Latin Text (Abbreviations and Numerals)

λογ(ιστῇ), ἰνδικ(τίονος), στιχα(ρίων), ἀριθ(μὸν), ἐκ (ταλάντου), (γίνεται) (τάλαντα), ἐπερ(ωτηθέντες), ὡμολο(γήσαμεν), Αὐγούσ(του)

English Translation

To Aurelius Auxon, accountant (logistes) of the Arsinoite nome, from Aurelii Neilos, Achillas the sack-maker, and [...]ius Palmatus the fuller, and [...]mes Silvanus the tow-worker, the three from the same city. We have been paid by the bankers of the public funds of the nome, according to your order, the price of the simple linen tunics we provided, in the fifteenth indiction, for tunics numbering 1500 (Αφ = 1500), at the rate of one talent each, making a total of 1500 talents, in full; and having been questioned, we acknowledged (receipt). In the consulship of our lords Constantius Augustus for the third time and Constans Augustus for the second time, Phamenoth 9.